subject: When all Splitting methods remains unsuccessful, switch to a PST File Splitter tool [print this page] When all Splitting methods remains unsuccessful, switch to a PST File Splitter tool
The working of the MS-Outlook application totally depends on the OST and PST file. These files are part of the application and play significant role in the running of the application. Any loss to these files results in the bad performance of MS-Outlook. MS-Outlook starts prompting different error messages leaving all your Outlook data inaccessible. There are certain methods introduced that are quite helpful, but not all of them are efficient enough to get the issue resolved. If the problem is caused due to an over sized PST file, the best way to resolve the issue is by using a a third party Split PST File softwares. Such tools help splitting a large sized PST file into multiple outlook usable PST files.
To classify above issue, let's take a practical example. Sometimes it happens when you attempt to open MS-Outlook application you become unable to start the application as well as you receive an error message on the screen.
"Errors have been detected in the file . Quit all mail-enabled applications, and then use the Inbox Repair Tool."
Mails that are of high importance cannot be accessed because of above error. In other words, situation of data loss occurs.
Causes:
You have used the the corrupt or damaged PST file of MS-Outlook. That's why the above error flashes on the system screen. Whenever PST file crosses or exceeds the file size limitation, it creates problem for the user. Inbox Repair tool also cannot solve the problem related to PST file.
Resolution:
As suggested in the error message itself you need to execute the Inbox repair tool. But due to limited functionality of Inbox repair tool the error cannot be resolved. Alternately you can use the truncation tool to create a truncated copy of the .pst file. After running the tool, file does not carry all the original data because the tool truncates or crops the data from the PST file which user has selected.
Limitations of truncation tool:
(1) You must keep 2 GB of free hard disk space (to make a copy of the .pst file).
(2) The utility truncates the .pst file to under 2 GB. To have enough working space, truncate the file between 20 to 25 megabytes (MB) less than the 2 GB limit. The truncated data is removed from the new copy, which means some messages are missing from the recovered copy.
(3) You can use this process to attempt to recover the data, but is not 100 percent successful. If this tool does work, it does not recover all of the data (the truncated data is missing).
Use the following steps to recover the data:
(1) Install the whopping crop tool.
(2) Create a new folder and extract 2gb152.exe out of it. You should see the following five errors:
(3) Start the Pst2gb.exe program.
(4) Browse and open the oversize file.
(5) Then, click on create and specify the name and the location of data to be split and then save it.
(6) Select the amount of data you want to truncate.
(7) Then, run Inbox repair tool on the smaller PST file that has been truncated.
(8) Save it.
(9) Open the PST file that has been repaired.
(10) If the file does not open, discard the file . Truncate more data from the PST file and repeat the above steps.
However after performing above steps if you do not get proper results, then go for a third party PST File Splitter. These tools have been specially developed to Split PST file with the effective scanning algorithms. These tools do not require the user to have a prior recovery experience.
Stellar Phoenix PST File Splitter v2.0 is a tool that is used to Split PST File that is huge in size. Bulky PST file gets split into number of Outlook usable PST files on the basis of date, Mail Id's, size, and folders. Risk free algorithms are used by the software so that original PST file remains unchanged. The tool provides Live update option so that you can easily install latest software updates. It is compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 7, 2003, 2000, and NT4(SP6).
